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VIDEOS: London Heathrow Terminal 5 - first anniversary but is it working?
VIDEOS: London Heathrow Terminal 5 - first anniversary but is it working?
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FAA may mirror EASA with aircraft exit rule
The US Federal Aviation Administration is considering adopting a new requirement concerning "self-help" escape exits if and when the European Aviation Safety...
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NewsSouthwest eyes up entry into long-haul market
Southwest Airlines is looking into the idea of entering codeshare deals with long-haul carriers, and does not rule out the possibility that it could one...
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VIDEO: Lufthansa Cargo chief says freight crisis exceeds worst forecasts
Lufthansa Cargo chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr admits that the sudden cargo downturn has exceeded even the company's most extreme crisis planning scenarios,...
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Six-month delay for first Ares I five-segment rocket test
NASA's first firing test of the five-segment solid rocket motor, DM-1, for the Ares I crew launch vehicle , has been...
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Premium economy launch "good timing" for Air France-KLM
The launch of Air France-KLM's new premium economy product on its long-haul flights was not originally planned to coincide with the global economic downturn
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ANZ issues RFI for 737-300 replacements
Air New Zealand (ANZ) has issued a request for information (RFI) for narrowbodies to replace its 16 Boeing 737-300s used on domestic routes.
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ILFC in compensation talks with Boeing over 787 delay
US leasing giant International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) is in talks with Boeing about compensation and penalties related to delayed deliveries of the 787...
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ILFC seeks ways to fund aircraft purchase commitments
International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) is exploring a number of avenues to fund its aircraft purchase commitments and future maturing obligations, saying...
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FAA may mirror EASA with aircraft exit rule
US FAA officials will consider adopting a new requirement concerning self-help aircraft exits if and when the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) moves...
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Airbus reveals self-powered landing gear, braking concept
Airbus UK has applied for a US patent for an A320 power system that stores the kinetic energy of rotating wheels in order to help retract deploy the landing...
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Japanese investigators look at pilots' handling of crashed MD-11
Japanese investigators are examining how the pilots handled the FedEx Express Boeing MD-11 freighter that crashed on landing at Tokyo Narita airport, and...
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Lufthansa receives Citations for Private Jet business
Lufthansa has taken delivery of the first two commercially operated Cessna...
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AirAsia establishing four new hubs
AirAsia is planning to establish hubs at Phuket in Thailand, Penang in Malaysia and Medan and Bandung in Indonesia to aid its expansion. The low-cost...
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US Airways in final negotiations with Goodrich for EFB contract
US Airways has unveiled Goodrich as the likely supplier of electronic flight bags (EFB) for 20 Airbus A319s as part of a FAA-funded programme to gather runway...
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European suppliers partner with Bombardier on CSeries
Three European companies have been announced as key suppliers to Bombardier on the CSeries programme, less than two weeks after Germany's Lufthansa placed...
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Air India expands SR Technics engine pact to A320s
Air India is extending its powerplant maintenance agreement with SR Technics to include additional CFM International CFM56 engines. The two sides already...
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The sound and the fury: measuring perception of noise
The absence of a common language of reporting, communication and negotiation in relation to aircraft noise is a key obstacle to effective noise management that will become critical as aviation growth outstrips technical and operational gains.